ADVISORY/ DirectAg.com Grand Opening and National Ag Day Address.

News/Assignment Editors

ADVISORY..for Monday (March 20)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Who:   Governor Jesse Ventura

What:  DirectAg.com Grand Opening and National Ag Day Address
       Note: comments from Governor Ventura, followed by a Q&A session

When:  11 a.m.-12 p.m., Monday, March 20


Where: DirectAg.com
       Galtier Plaza, Suite 317
       175 E. 5th Street
       Saint Paul

Why:   Giving farmers the information and supplies they
       need to thrive in the digital age, DirectAg.com--a
       local business-to-business Web site that provides
       farmers with ag information, products and services
       over the Internet--will host a special discussion
       with Governor Ventura. The discussion will focus on
       technology and it's importance to farm and rural
       communities.

       National Ag Day (a part of National Agriculture
       Week, March 19-25, 2000) is organized by the
       Agriculture Council of America (ACA), a non-profit
       organization composed of leaders in the
       agricultural, food and fiber community, dedicated to
       increasing ag literacy.